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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Thursday 21st February 2008

Committee of the whole House

European Union (Amendment) Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the House

[28th January 2008].

DAY 6

  Amendments to Clause 2 relating to international development

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

245

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
any provision that increases the influence of the Common

Foreign and Security Policy on international aid; and

(ii)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

274


Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 12, inserted Article 2B TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 14 categorising the common commercial policy as an

exclusive competence of the EU; and

(ii)
’.

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Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

246

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 12, inserted Article 2C TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 4 relating to competence on development cooperation

and humanitarian aid; and

(ii)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

275


Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 158, inserted Article 188C TEC (TFEU), on

the common commercial policy; and

(ii)
’.

Colin Burgon

Jon Trickett

Jon Cruddas

Kelvin Hopkins

268

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 158, inserted Article 188C TEU paragraph

3, providing for a special committee, in so far as it relates to

international development; and

(ii)
’.

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

247

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
in Article 2, paragraph 161(a), amendments to inserted Article

188D TEC (TFEU), the words “Union policy in the field of

development cooperation shall be conducted within the

framework of the principles and objectives of the Union’s

external action”;

(ii)
in Article 2, paragraph 166(a), amendment to inserted Article

188H TEC (TFEU), the words “Such measures shall be

consistent with the development policy of the Union and shall be

carried out within the framework of the principles and objectives

of its external action”;

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(iii)
in Article 2, paragraph 168, inserted Article 188J TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 1, the words “The Union’s operations in the field of

humanitarian aid shall be conducted within the framework of the

principles and objectives of the external action of the Union”;

and

(iv)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

272


Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 161(a), replacement paragraphs 1 and 2 of

Article 188D TEC (TFEU), on the objectives of European Union

development co-operation policy; and

(ii)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

273


Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 166(a), replacement paragraph 1 or Article

188H, TEC (TFEU), the words “other than developing

countries”, in relation to economic, financial and technical co-

operation with third countries; and

(ii)
’.

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

248

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 167, inserted Article 188I TEC (TFEU)

relating to the procedure for adopting decisions on urgent

financial assistance in respect of a situation in a third country;

and

(ii)
’.

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

249

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 168, inserted Article 188J TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 3 relating to the legislative procedure for the

framework for humanitarian aid operations; and

(ii)
’.

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Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

250

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 168, inserted Article 188J TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 5 relating to a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid

Corps; and

(ii)
’.

Day 7

Amendments to Clause 2 relating to the effectiveness of the EU institutions

                      and EU decision-making

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

69

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘protocols’, insert ‘and Declarations annexed to the

Final Act, save for Declaration 17 concerning primacy’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

70

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘protocols’, insert ‘and Declarations annexed to the

Final Act, save for Declaration 18 in relation to the delimitation of competences’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

71

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘protocols’, insert ‘and Declarations annexed to the

Final Act, save for Declaration 24 concerning the legal personality of the European

Union’.

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Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

72

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘protocols’, insert ‘and Declarations annexed to the

Final Act, save for Declaration 28 on Article 78 [98] of the Treaty on the Functioning of

the European Union (which relates to measures to compensate for the economic

disadvantages caused by the division of Germany to the economy of certain areas of the

Federal Republic)’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

73

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘protocols’, insert ‘and Declarations annexed to the

Final Act, save for Declaration 29 on Article 87(2)(c) [107] of the Treaty on the

Functioning of the European Union (which relates to aid granted to certain areas of the

Federal Republic of Germany affected by the division of Germany and the power of repeal

by the Council)’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

75

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘protocols’, insert ‘and Declarations annexed to the

Final Act, save for Declaration 30 on Article 104 [126] of the Treaty on the Functioning

of the European Union (which relates to the excessive deficit procedure)’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

76

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘protocols’, insert ‘and Declarations annexed to the

Final Act, save for Declaration 31 on Article 140 [156] of the Treaty on the Functioning

of the European Union (which relates to the Commission encouraging cooperation

between Member States in social policy)’.

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Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

78

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘protocols’, insert ‘and Declarations annexed to the

Final Act, save for Declarations 41 and 42 on Article 308 [352] of the Treaty on the

Functioning of the European Union (which relates to action by the Union where the

Treaties have not provided the necessary powers)’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

79

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 1(b) and (c) replacing the words “of this

Treaty” by the words “of this Treaty and of the Treaty on the

Functioning of the European Union”; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

80

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 2(b) on the definition of the Treaties; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

81

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 4, inserted Article 2 TEU relating to the

objectives of the European Union; and

(ii)
’.

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Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

82

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 5, inserted Article 3a TEU relating to

relations between the Union and Member States; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

83

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 6, inserted Article 3b TEU relating to the

competences of the European Union; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

86

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 11 relating to the incorporation of the

provisions of Title II; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

88

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraphs 13 and 14, replacement Title III and Article

9 TEU relating to provisions on the institutions; and

(ii)
’.